Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-26
MokE HUMAN sACRIFlUEs.

Many Persons Killed and Wounded by the
Burning OF the New Richmond
Hotel At Buffalo, n. Y.
BUFFALO. March I8.-Another calamity
has visited Buffalo. The splendid new Rich
mond hotel, at the corner of Maine and
Eagle streets, was totally destroyed by fire
early this morning, together with st. James
Hall and other adjacent property. The most
distressfuI part Of the disaster Is the loss of
several human lives. At this writing (1O a.
m it is impossible to say Just how many
persons are killed and injured, but the num-
Der is large. The rapidity of the fire cutting
of the means of escape led some persons to
leap for life out of the windows, others got
down on the fire escapes or on ladders raised
by the firemen. The shrieks and cries of the
poor people in the upper stories Of the burn
ing structure were heart rendipg. One man,
mad with terror, leaped from a third story
window and was picked up from the stone
sidewalk on Main street, a mangled and
bleeding corpse. Several who succeeded in
making theiE escape were badly injured and
burned, and some of these will probably
die. others. more fortunate, escaped
with slight injuries. Many wounded were
taken to the hospital. Among these were:
T. h. Bryant. of New York, a travelling man,
burned about the feet and hands; Hon. NJ.
W. Barse. Of Olean, terribly burned about
| the hands and wrists. Robert Stafford, sen
Tor proprietor OF the hotel, with his wife,
| occupied rooms on the second floor and had
narrow escape.
The fire which was under control by 3
O'Clock, was confined to the Richmond
house and the museum property together
with the saloon of James Creig hton, and the
cigar store OF j. O. PelaolO on the Main
street side. The Main street stores of the
Richmond hotel we're occupied by Ulrioh &
Kingsley booksellers and statiOnersi Peter
Paul a Bros. Ia the same line of business,
and Fuller & Townsend, propEietors OF til
Boston clothing store.
The stock in these clothing stores was
totally destroyed, entalllng heavy losses.
william J. Manu. one Of The prOpristOr4
OF the house, and his wife had thrilling eX-
perience IN getting ont. Mrs. Mann was
legs. Their little daughter Jennie was also
badly burned.
Eve gIrIs. who roomed on the fifth floor,
made a rope out Of bed clothes and hung il
the courage 70 start. At last one swung
down to q window ledge, from which she
was rescued. Three others came down
IN the same manner, and then the fifth girl
started. She had gone but a little distance
when the rope parted, and down she went
four stories. Strange to say she was not
killed. Her legs we're terribly cut and
bruised, and her back badly injured. Her
face and arms Wers IN & fFightfll condition
from burns. She lay moaning upon a
lounge at the Spencer house, begging 20 be
sent home. Her name Is said to be Mary
Cornell.
In front Of DINGHY Bros. store lay a dead
man, covered BY q mattress. He had black
hair and full face. he was covered with
blood, and could not be recognized. Il was
hrsI thought he was Superintendent Nor
ford of Eha MICHIGAN fgawfruN raFHrruH Eut
MOEfOrd was afterwards found
The hotel building and st. James hell
we're insured for $50, GOO, which covers ths
loss 70 the Library es5ocleton- Stafford Z
Ccmpany's loss Is $4,000; insurance 534,
800. Fuller & Townsend, proprietcrs of the
Boston Clothing store. loss $50, 600; fully in
sured. Peter Paul 4 Bros, loss $50, 900; IN
sured. Ulbrech q Kingsley, $35, O0Oi insured.
Miner loses $1,000.
BUFFALO. March 19.-As far as can be
gscertained the dead are as follows: Katie
Kent, Minnie Kelly and Katie Pierce,
servants; Wilson Purcell, Of R. g. Dunn &
1 Co.; Marx Osborne day clerk IS the hotel
Amos johnson, Toronto railway; Kate Wolf
servant OF Lockport.
The dying aze= Jacob Kohn, New York;
Henry A Ramsey, New York Maggie Mel
roch, Buffalo; Mary Nolan Buffalo, and
Edward W. Phslan-
Those Who were seriously burned or in
Jured are as foloWss J. h Finch, Soran-
ton, Pa; j. n. Moore, Cleveland, o.; ", A.
Ahren, Helena, Mont @. ". Dubois, Syra-
cuse, N. Y; w. j. Mann and Mrs. Jennie
Mann, Buffalo; Mills BoEss, Clean, n. z;
Nat Shannon, Charles Clinton BidweiI
Winnie Weller, Mrs. Kate Pierce, Nellie
Welsh, Matte Harvey, all Of Buffalo: Barry
Davies and George F, Aiehaels, both OF
New York and W. .. Mackays Niagara
Falls.
A RerVant girl named Walsh Is believed to
be also among the dead. The walls Of tbs
burned buildings are q menace to life and
until they are EaSsd and the ruins cooled IA
search for bodies can bemaess